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02-07-2011, 05:56 PM
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playing bass since 2005 | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sheffield | | | wanting to try flatwounds
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i'm wanting to try flatwounds on my old bass.. which are best ones to get?
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02-07-2011, 05:58 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2005 Location: Bend, Oregon | | | They're all good. Depends on what kind of sound you're looking for.
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02-07-2011, 06:01 PM
| | | | Digging the Rotosound Jazz 77's myself, full sounding flats yet very "vintage-y"
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02-07-2011, 06:01 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Grand Rapids, Michigan | | | D'Addario Chromes.
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02-07-2011, 06:02 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: South Florida | | | Chrome flats really "woke up" my old Ibanez....great sound, nice tension, Super-Nice B string! |
02-07-2011, 06:04 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Greenville, South Carolina | | | I like chromes. Keep in mind when you put them on that they require much more tension and will probably require a bit of truss ros tweaking |
02-07-2011, 06:05 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: AZ mountains | | | You'll get 15 or 20 answers on this. Find some flats that are available and in your budget. Put them on your bass. Play them, and see if you like them.
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02-07-2011, 06:28 PM
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playing bass since 2005 | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sheffield | | | always wanted to try flatwounds, when ive next got money ill look into it
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02-07-2011, 06:32 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA | | | la bella black tape |
02-07-2011, 07:21 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: queens | | | Pyramids are really impressive , intonation ,feel and sound wise
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02-07-2011, 08:02 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Chicago, IL | | | Well, no one else has recommended them yet and they sound great on my fretless J bass, so how about TI Jazz Flats?
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02-07-2011, 08:06 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Modesto, CA | | | When I put together my Warmoth fretless, I got the Steve Harris sig set, and I've been happy with it. I don't really have much frame of reference for comparing/recommending them, though, since those are the only flats I've ever bought! lol
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02-07-2011, 08:14 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fairfax, VA USA | | I started a thread that has done well. Check it out. A great way to try sets of flats for the price of shipping. TB is a great community! http://www.talkbass.com/forum/showth...9#post10411789 | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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